Here are your daily Buffalo Sabres links to start the week off right.

- Want to know Kevin Sylvester's thoughts on the playoffs? Then click the red thing just to the right. [Sabres.com]

- Joe doesn't like it when people tell him to stop whining about Danny Briere. [Buffalo Wins]

- Did you know that Thomas Vanek is Austria's highest paid athlete? The more you know. [Sabres Edge]

- Baby Sabres update: championship edition. [Sabres Prospects]

- A Vancouver perspective on Zack Kassian. [Bleacher Report]

NHL Playoff News:

- The Kings swept the Blues with a 3-1 win. [NHL.com]

- The Devils downed the Flyers 4-2. [NHL.com]

- VIDEO: Claude Giroux Hit On Dainius Zubrus; Suspension Worthy? [SB Nation]

- Are the Kings now the favorite to win the West? [ESPN]

- Some members of the media apparently tattled on Radulov and Kostitsyn. [SI.com]

Around the NHL:

- Gary Bettman, NHL to announce Phoenix Coyotes ownership deal with Greg Jamison, say reports. [Puck Daddy]

- is Jordan Staal gong to be traded to Carolina? [SB Nation]

- Lots of prospects were invited to the NHL draft combine. [SB Nation]